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Science: The Tool of the Universe

Hello my friends, and welcome back to Collectively Quantum! As you know, this blog is meant to bridge the gap between science and spirituality, and in order to truly do that, we need to explore both fields. So today we are going to be talking about the second half of the bridge- science. Believe me, I’ve seen both sides of the spectrum- as a nursing student and Reiki master, I have dog in each race, if you will. Usually, the field of science believes that all spirituality is fake, and the spiritual community views science as a limitation. But what I’ve found is when you truly dive into each field, there are many more similarities than there are differences. Unfortunately, we as humans have a tendency to do things backwards. (More on that later). Right now, I want to deep dive into where science…

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Alignment: A Way of Life, Not a Way of Standing

Alignment. When I asked what the word alignment means to you, most of you replied standing straight, upright, or vertical. Only one person mentioned a word I was thinking of: Flow. When I talk about being in alignment, I’m not talking about spinal alignment, standing upright, or being in a vertical position (although those are all valid responses). I’m talking about being in alignment with yourself. As I explore human consciousness and development, the concept of alignment bubbles up in many different ways. When I first heard the term, it was explained as a state of emotional positivity and feeling good. If you follow Abraham Hicks, you’ve heard about alignment, and living from your vortex. But ‘feeling good’ is a really vague description, and a lot of us have subconscious barriers and beliefs that say ‘feeling good’ is wrong. In an effort to really…

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8 Things to Do When You Are Consumed with Doubt

We all have moments of doubt. Our worldviews are challenged, our beliefs are torn apart, or our emotions are questioned. These moments can make us feel lost and afraid or frozen where we are, unable to take another step or say another word. Whether these moments last for days, months, or years, here are eight tools you can use to clear the fog. 1. Talk it Out There is an amazing scene in the TV show ‘Grace and Frankie’ where Frankie pulls out her phone and ‘vlogs’. All she is doing is talking to her phone about her problems, but it always seems to help. Those scenes always make me laugh because as silly as it seems, there is an important message there. Talking out your problems, no matter what they are, always, always makes you feel better. Sometimes it leads to big breakthroughs,…

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Hindsight is 2020: How to Make the Most Out of This Season

As we journey to the end of 2020, we are faced with the memories of all that has happened this year. Many of us remember all the bad, all the what-ifs, all the if onlys. But how many of us have taken the time to truly reflect? We always say that hindsight is 2020. With all of the glorious 20/20 jokes that are at our disposal, why aren’t we jumping on this one? We always say we don’t know we are in the good old days until they are gone. But what if these are the good old days? What if the time we are forced to spend by ourselves, with our spouses, or in a house with our in-laws are the days that we will miss years down the road? Right now, in the middle of all of this, we have been given…

What Children Teach Us: How to be Squishy

I am blessed to live with two beautiful 6-year-old twins (and no, they aren’t mine). I love watching the way they approach life, the minute-by-minute way they view the world. Watching them is a reminder of the importance of being present, the importance of truly feeling our emotions, how to let those emotions go, and, of course, the power of the mind. When I watch the twins play, it is fascinating to watch how they feel their emotions. No matter what it is, no matter when, why, or how, they feel it. When they are mad, they are pissed. When they are sad, there are enough tears to fill a swimming pool. When they are happy, there is nothing more beautiful than the light behind their smiles. Children are a lesson in the importance of emotions. How emotions can teach us who we are,…

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Moving Beyond the Mind: Let Go of Your Boxes

Human minds reside in boxes. We build these boxes ourselves, based on past experiences, societal programming, or outside influences. We create boxes around our identities, our life situations, and our beliefs, and we box in what should happen, what could happen, and what we want to happen. Every thought we have, whether we realize it or not, has a box. These are the boxes that create resistance. As you journey down your path to consciousness and step closer to enlightenment, the box that you create for yourself expands. As you open your mind and expand your consciousness, your box grows as well. So often we forget that these boxes are the product of our minds. Your inner voice, your soul, and your true self have no boxes. They have no limits, and no need to engage in the duality of the mind. But for…

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The Power of Choice: Finding the Want to in the Have to

Today I was thinking about the power of choice. More specifically, about the phrase ‘I have to do this’. We spend our days doing things we 'have' to do. Going to work, taking care of the family, cleaning the kitchen. Driving, cleaning, paying taxes, texting people we know, feeding the dog. We have to do this, which means we can't do this thing that we want to do. We have to. The word ‘have’ completely changes the sentence. Think about the difference between ‘I have to’ and ‘I want to’. It’s a completely different sentence. Different meaning, different energy, different way of approaching the situation. Imagine if we said ‘I want to’ instead of ‘I have to’. How much would that change how we live our lives? But no, we have to do this, we have to do that. We don’t want to, we…

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Duality: The Universal Law of Opposites

Black and white, yin and yang, good and bad. Each of these concepts constitutes an opposite, but what does that truly mean? In the case of light and dark, good and evil, we like to say that the darkness must be there to show us the light, and that good could not exist without evil. While this is true, there is much more to it. We all know of that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This law applies not only to a pendulum swing, but to the universe itself. In order for anything to exist, it must be supplied by its opposite. Darkness could not exist without the light, and evil could not exist without good. Think about it: if you were to take all of the good out of the world, there would no longer be a need…

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How You Treat the World: A Beautiful Conversation

Photo by Jonathan Borba on Pexels.com Sometimes, it is the little things in life that impact us the most. Today, I overheard a beautiful conversation, although I think it impacted me much more than the people speaking. It went something like this: Man: Good morning! How is the world treating you? Woman: Oh, ya know… Man: And how are you treating the world? The man expressing this sentiment meant it merely as a tongue-in-cheek response. But those words hit me. We often forget that how the world 'treats' us and how we treat the world are two separate experiences. We may hear some difficult news, be in the midst of a bad day, or just generally feel off. Typically, on these days, how we treat the world is a direct reflection of how we feel inside. Likewise, when we receive good news, feel happy,…

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